Scarlet INside News

everything went well, and he's keen to join as we are pleased to have him join the project.

10.07.15

Seems that spring break is over, endless delays and false starts.

so we move on

Brian's solo album for the 'Visions of Light' project, possibly called Spycatcher has completed recording the first 5 tracks. The five 'songs' in the project. Vox by Kevin Kennie.

new bass players are being lined up to join the band. first audition is on wed 15th July. hopefully it'll all go well.

new Scarlet INside material in the process of being arranged and organised for recording, possibly later this year, possibly early next year. probably at the same time as we start recording part two of the 'Visions of Light' stuff.

also found an old review for 'The FAll' so i thought i'd post it here for you all to read and to cheer Scarlet up.

The FAll, is an extended EP of stunning experimental music by a Trio from Glasgow who have combined their unique talents and Individualism to wonderful effect.The album opens with a track of Minimalist wonder, a single note, almost inaudible but bursting into life with heartbeat skipping effect, this leads directly into the multi-genre, ethnic rock, Title track; The Fall, blissful Sitar layered over electro beats which meld into a pumping rock track and clever lyrics and ever surprising turns of events.Dungeons and fishtails, gets you going with a funky ethnic beat which blends into a cracking progressive blues track about meeting an old friend who is down on his luck. powerful, assertive and with supreme musicianship the track will drag you along with it. don't forget to listen for all the weird noises ( e.g. a studio full of people battering on bags full of tin cans, bottles, car tools and percussion instruments which add to the feeling of creativity and fearlessness.The Simple MAchine Kills the FLorid Idea...Is a crunching, pounding track, again entirely different from the two which precede it...electro beats, crashing drums and guitar that sounds like Satan gargling tarmac, drive along the bizarre lyrics...but this is a multi layered track with nuances and changes of pace that will have you reaching for your air guitar before the endthe last track is FOur OVer - an extended, prog heavy, many splendoured, textured song of wonderfulness.you will drift along on the soft beats, the swirl of guitar and the pumping bass, your fingers will dance in the perfumed air of flute solos and guitar solos. while the heart will fly on the wings of such Powerful vocals, singing of bliss and loss that maybe a tear or two will drip onto your smiling cheeks.In this their first and no way their last recording, Scarlet Inside show a brand of fearless, experimentation, fun with noises, bravery of choices and a degree of talent in musicianship, musical composition and musical construction that will surprise, delight and challenge you. no style is out of bounds, no instrument is out of bounds, there is nothing that cannot be used as an instrument and layered together produce a debut of mature and classic performance that makes this album feel like a band on the top of their game already.trust me, you will love this...you will want more...and if I'm not mistaken they will be happy to supply it.this is music for people who love music and love those who want to use it to its highest level of creativity and joy.

Spring Break

20.02.15

delays, delays, delays.

work on Brian's new solo album has been delayed due to 'reasons'.

work on Scarlet INside rehearsal and gigs has been delayed due to 'reasons'

work on the new acoustic album, the best of album and the 30th anniversary stuff, have been delayed due to 'reasons'

we'll be abck

17.12.14.

Aaaaaaand while we were away, we managed to release a new single.

DReaming of an ENDless Day BEneath the DEsert Sun.

Available on all major and minor platforms

17.12.2014.

hey!!! we're back.

sorry about the gap in updates and news here. computer issues led to us being offline for a wee while.

so....many rehearsals, a few gigs and we're up to date.

next gig is on the 16th January at the Buff Club. should be a good one.

gig on monday night at Box was a bit slap dash but Brian brought along Derek, a photographer friend of his, saw some examples of the black and white photo's he took, and they're going to look absolutely cracking, when we get access to them.

Brian and I are still looking for new members to join the collective and are looking into organizing a tour next year. so plenty to look forward to.

G21.10.14

reheasals next week, then gig. trying to get a new drummer this week. let's see how that goes. working on new backing beats for pushing out and NIghtwatch.

01.10.14

new rehearsal began this week after a months break. everything sounding good. still workiong on getting anew percussionist in....secret, devious plans,,,hahahahahahah. even got some open mic, acoustic gigs and jamming in recently so good stuff all round.

Brian in a previous incarnation mid 80's

after gig photo at McSorley's in July 2014, with myself Brian and our wonderful host Becca Starr

our first gig. Scottish Acoustic festival at Dram in GLasgow.

08.08.14.

update. rehearsals and gigs going reasonably well. playing with Brian and Solo. spreading the good word. Brain is off to Berlin to see his producer Ralf about completing his Solo album and re mixing some Scarlet INside stuff.

Tony is remixing 'In the NIght GArden...

going to do about one gig per month....

still looking for a percussionist and maybe a bass player...

10.06.14.

PLaying our first gig on wednesday. more of a warm up than a full stage gig, but nonetheless this is the new start.

31.05.14

Scarlet INSide facebook page is now

https://www.facebook.com/ScarletINside

Rehearsals almost complete. planning to arrange gigs for late June.

cover picture for the new S.INside album

PAssive SPace in RASter Lines

22.05.14

We here at Scarlet INside are delighted to announce the release, by our sister project, S.INside;

the new soundscapes and soundtracks album

'PAssive SPace in RAster Lines;.

A 9 track, varied collection of soundscapes, moods and music.

available here on the Scarlet INside Bandcamp site for the opening price of £5 or 50p per track.

http://scarletinside.bandcamp.com/album/passive-space-in-raster-lines

06.05.14.

Rehearsals carry on as planned. almost ready for gigging. still looking for a percussionista to fill up the band.

this week will be spent advertising the band online.

next week we're back to rehearsal then gigs.

the new S.INside album.

PAssive SPace in RAster Lines, is almost ready. hopefully get it out as soon as possible.

10.04.14

studio rehearsal booked for 18.04.14. after Brian gets back from another holiday.

i'm currently working on putting together a new electro-soundscapes album, hopefully to release by the end of the month.

06.04.14.

next rehearsal will be in studio. full band rehearsal in preparation for first full big band gigs. hopefully sometime in May. new songs also on their way.

29.01.14.

rehearsal with Brian tonight

next gig McSorleys 13th Feb

29.01.14.

The BLood that we Share (Volumes 1 and 2)

The FAll

and

UNarmed and UNSteady

now available on Nimbit

http://www.nimbitmusic.com/scarletinside/promos/PROMO_11648_email

14.01.14

first rehearsal of the year arranged for tomorrow.

first gig will probably be on feb5 TBC.

working on getting a full band onstage for a full years (?) worth of playing and recognition.

06.01.14

hi! first blog of the year. have started work on a new acoustic album while creating a few bits and pieces. waiting for Brian to come back from holiday to get going on his new album.

16.12.13

work on new projects being postponed until January of next year.

guest vocaling on Brian Johnstone's new album, held over for rewrites, after which we will be touring Scarlet material whilst composing together for a new crossover album.

recording of both projects should begin sometime around early spring.

29.10.13

new store for buying Scarlet music now available

13.10.2013

Scarlet INSide are delighted to announce the release of our new album The BLood that we SHare (Volume 2: INSide) http://scarletinside.bandcamp.com/album/the-blood-that-we-share-volume-2-inside

09.10.13

Today will see the Digital release of the new Scarlet INside Album; The BLood that we SHare (Volume 2: INside).

the culmination of 2 years work.

22.09.13

just waiting the return of Nightwatch and Storm from Tony, who's mastering them, then the album can be released.

04.09.13

received a four track EP of old Scarlet Tracks, remixed by Tony Kennie in the BLue ROom. great remixes, track 1 Outside the Box, is so good it looks like it could use some vox to get it out into public awareness.

Tony is also Mastering and messing about with the last two tracks of the latest BLood album. we will then move on to, Hopefully, a full album of work together.

release of early bonus track 'In the NIght GArden, we AWait the FAll of Silent STars'.

from the forthcoming album

29.03.13.

Drew has given me the design for the back cover of the CD. it's very beautiful

22.03.13.

looks like we've got the track list for the album

album title will be

'The BLood that we SHare'

15.03.13.

got Drew the drum to sign off on a few of the possible tracks for the new album. definitely down to the last fiddly bits and oh shit, we forgot that bit, bits. drew reckons he'll be back later in the year so hopefully can be fully reintegrated without much of a to do.

09.03.13

been off for a while, gigging and gogging. done some acoustic stuff and some (+) stuff. putting out feelers for new musicians to tour the new album

BTW. the main tracks for the new album are all but finished. just mixing mastering and last minute emergencies.

07.02.13

one t-shirt sent off to drew. one to kaela, one about to be sent off to sandy. it begins

01.02.13

new t-shirts with a number of designs have begun production. designs will be shown here soon and t-shirts can be made available/ sent on request or purchased at gigs or from me personally

11.1.13

just received the DVD's and cd's in the post of the film I did the soundtrack music for...rather pleased. will post it here soon as technically possible

07.01.13

original drummer, drew mcKinlay, may be returning home this year, so he'll be re enjoined into something that the project does.

03.01.13

first drip of news of the year `13. played a little rock n blues on hogmanay, had a great time, picked up a friend or two. made arrangement to get together with Steven Callaghan, to get him to play some sitar and/or flute for me. working on 'an cuilinn; and Immortal for this project.

18.12.12

just finished a great remix of an old track 'NAils'. uploaded onto SOundcloud. going tore organise all my files, all my tracks and finish as much of the unfinished stuff as possible. time for a heart of winter, spring clean

09.12.12

1st mix of newly completed track; 'OBsidian', now available on Soundcloud

http://soundcloud.com/scarlet-inside/obsidian

03.12.12

from here to there up to No 4 on the tourdates charts. dungeons and fishtails to be played on TEd rock tonight. new vox tracks layed down on Obsidian. might just scrap the whole fucking lot of them and start again...maybe

01.12.12

David has left, citing the 'you can't teach and old dog', defence.

I thought he was delightfully talented enough, but he fekt he couldn't do it and scarpered.

a body that doesn't work and no musicians...mmmm?

best thing to do is just record and produce a new album myself.

23.11.12

new semi-acapella track, the self itself...uploaded to SOundcloud. for some strange reason I got pingged for copyright infringement. how can i infringe on my own voice...weird. anyway there you go..

Life's a bitch..then you dress up like one

23.11.12

Studio rehearsals start next week. David keen to write new material...what a good idea

20.11.12

still advertising for new band members, nothing yet. week long rehearsal coming up...should be hot and tight after that

False CReator (vocal mix) and WE choose to Drift like Terns on a winter's Sea Breeze are being used by Andrew McKinlay as SOundscape music for a new film under production. excited.

30.10.12

mostly working on trying to increase the radio airplay and sucking musicians into the hell that is Scarlet INside (Mwuahahaha). too shitty outside to do anything but work indoors. rehearsal on Saturday then we should be into the studio.

20.10.12

Rehearsal day today.

17.10.12

couple of rehearsals coming up to finalise the set list and tighten up our arses. more to come after then,

09.10.12

New review from Playmusic magazine for the last EP 'The FAll'

♫♫♫♫♫ = 4 out of 5

Experimental
Scots art rockers Scarlet Inside

combine ethnic
instrumentation with synthesizers

and industrial
rock. This idea was already done to

death by the end
of the 90s but don’t panic! It’s

definitely worth
pressing on; the disparate influences

eventually
distill into a vaguely menacing psychedelic

electronica that
recalls Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were

Here on
one hand and Black Tie White Noise era

David Bowie on
the other. Among a plethora of

interesting
musical ideas, standout track The Simple

Machine Kills
The Florid Idea sounds like a stoned

Dalek jamming
with Shellac. Weird, but we listened

to it more than
once, which probably means that we

are as bonkers as they
are!

NOt too shabby.

08.10.12

Much and Many useful discussions being had over new material.

30.09.12

had a first stripped down rehearsal with Davie. easy does it, but it all just felt right. great ideas on old and current material, great new ideas. particularly on Obsidian. which could be a surprise entry into the new set list. he's got a lot of tracks to work on but it's just to give him a full idea of what it's like to be a S.INner. he seems to be having fun

22.09.12.

first meeting with davie to discuss band...good time had by all. will take it slow and easy and get some rehearsal organised soon

20.09.12

special treat...a vocal version of False Creator, just to creep you out

First track of new album, guitar's drums, synths etc...sent off for mixing to the magic fingers of Tony Kennie

YouTube Video

New Video for the TRack FT from 'THe CReaTion of AFter EFfects'

News and Views

29.06.12

New Website. links to music, videos and news

other Scarlet stuff as well.

Scarlet INside is more of a project than a band. the number, name and type of participants has changed many times over the years.

the music stems from a simple policy of 'let's see what happens when we hit this'. turn this into a workable/performable song or a lengthy soundscape or something indescribabble and you've come somewhere close to the music of Scarlet INside.

Reviews

‘One of the best examples of progressive music to come out of Glasgow
ina long time. You can never presict
what type of show you will get from this experimental trio. What’s guaranteed
is that you’ll be completely blown away by their superlative musicianship.
Check out their latest EP, ‘The FAll’, on i-tunes’

Paul
Wishart: Paul Wishart events

‘known collectively as Scarlet INside and their EP is called ‘The
FAll’, certainly influences abound in this EP. Not those of other bands however
but sounds and sonic textures from other parts of the world. Take the eastern
textures in ‘The FAll’ for example, that bring the kind of variety rarely heard
in the output of a Glasgow band. You don’t doubt the maturity of the
participants either with ‘Dungeons and Fishtails showing a near theatrical
demeanour reminiscent of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. None of the songs here
are three minute, radio friendly snapshots of ice-cream and summer days, but
that is hardly a criticism. ‘The FAll’ is the work of an intelligent and committed
band.

Review by:
Bluesbunny

The
bluesbunny, http://www.bluesbunny.com/

‘A much stronger performer was Kevin Kennie. A little box of
electronic tricks kept his acoustic guitar company for most of his set and that
allowed him to stretch out his songs to near prog-rock dimensions. That’s not
actually the the insult it sounds like, as there was no doubt the Mr Kennie
could both sing and play and I can see him having a lot of appeal to chilled
out rock fans

The
bluesbunny, http://www.bluesbunny.com/

FORKSTER SAYS:The mastermind and sole member of Scarlet
Inside, Kevin Kennie, displays his monstrous music talents throughout these
thunderous music landscapes. The music took my ears to lands of new sounds and
then to progressive rock waves. This was really deep, moving music, built
strongly with voice caverns in perfect placedsettings. FORKSTER respects the music efforts
and talents of Scarlet Inside.

having listened to this album on a few occasions, the fact that I have listened to it more than once; should tell you how enjoyable it was. There is a range of genre based music, from pure rock, jazz, techno and contemporary computer based stuff. What is interesting is the use of different accents/ effects on the vocals, which keep your attention. The range and different tempos also keep the listener attentive. Good stuff.

Visits

yesterday I got a new pair of headphones in the mail and this morning I downloaded 3 new software synths. so much weird noising will occur. I pity the neighbours.

still looking for other members to play in the band, but when you're as impossible to work with as me, it's not easy. that, and I haven't asked anyone.

01.07.2012. fucking 'ell It's July now, another day closer to the blessed relief of the void. any way. found some old songs on a hard drive this morning and decided to mix and post them on soundcloud and facebook. what the hell, let the world hear them, maybe they'll have been worth the effort all that time ago..

03.07.12

Now have two albums on Bandcamp

'Unarmed and UNsteady - the acoustic + EP

and

'The FAll' - the full Scarlet INside EP

preparing another album of minimalist electro soundscapes / stories

called

'The CReaetion of AFter EFfects'

have come up with another idea. to offer individualised albums where people can pick and mxi all the tracks I make available and I will prepare a download album (for a price, I'm hungry y'know) or even prepare a CD ALbum with CD case. They can even give the album their own title as long as i get the credits.

just figuring out how to organise and advertise this. be back later when I work it out

early morning composing and recording is always fun. you never know what crap you're going to come up with.

uploading a track called Jkfrui-02 to Bandcamp at the moment. fuck knows why.

12.07.12

finished with 'The CReaTion of After EFfects' album.

that now makes 3 albums /EP's available for sale or free download, depending on what website you go to.

I'd prefer the buying option, I'm hungry.

Here's the album picture

spooked yet? Woooooooo

might just turn to a crunchy rock album now.

fancy the idea of performing again, but would prefer the option of an oddly situated singular performance.

15.07.12

might have to go for the idea of a manager or organiser, to get some of the work done, and take it out of my hands.

currently doped outta my skull but still coming up with some cool beats and toons, doods.

16.07.12.

feeling very froody today. got some good sounds recorded last night. still can't sing but that'll come when my throat gets better.

got the backing tracks laid down for 'Still ill from the pills' just guitar and vocals, but may need to write new lyrics.

got a very sore third toe on my left foot today...weird.

18.07.12.

gonna try to do some acoustic gigs, then eventually some Scarlet INside gigs. will have missed another summer...never seem to get to do gigs in Summer (Cursed!!!) but getting back to the stage soon. if you want me, you know where to find me

19.07.12.

got two gigs organised

playing at Curlers (!) on the 29th July

and at Bar SNo at Xscape, Braehead on the 2nd August.

playing these as solo acoustic as a bit of a warm up

24.07.12.

Ok so me fucked up...not playing the gig at Sno on the 2nd Aug. but will be playing the 29th July gig at Curlers Bar.

29.07.12.

Played a nice gig at Curlers Rest last night. my bleeding guitar lead insert fell out and i had to borrow another guitar. took the Ugandan Harp as well., which I had tuned to a nice Japanese tuning and sang Blue STreet to. this went down very well. made some good contacts as well as revisiting some old ones. all in all a good night. back hurt like hell though

07.08.12.

dear diary, nothing much to say...ah bloody hell, there really isn't much. no gigs, no band, no legs, no liver, well, you know what I mean.

not getting (as Promised) the masters of 'The FAll' turned into professionally made cd's, got the masters back instead. not what I wanted, but after waiting three months, better than nothing.

think I'll record a new album...beats being bored.

01.09.12

I know, I know, it's been a while, and summers over and you're all depressed and thinking fuck sake it's nearly xmas...anyway news alert...new material under way, recording, re-recording, and sent off for mixing by Tony down south. and I have a bass player if I want one...so things are looking up.